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Jean Dufy
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Jean Dufy
- Joséphine Baker
- Signed Jean Dufy and dated 1925 (lower right)
- Watercolor, gouache, pencil and pen and ink on paper laid down on card
- 19 1/4 by 21 1/4 in.
- 48.8 by 54 cm
Provenance
Le Monde Gallery, New York
Sale: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Inc., New York, March 19, 1978, lot 38
Private Collection, London (acquired the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, February 4, 2009, lot 230)
Acquired at the above sale
Sale: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Inc., New York, March 19, 1978, lot 38
Private Collection, London (acquired the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, February 4, 2009, lot 230)
Acquired at the above sale
Literature
Jacques Bailly, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de Jean Dufy, vol. II, Paris, 2010, no. J.1343, illustrated p. 299
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper laid down on card. There are artist's pinholes at all four corners, as well as scattered surface stains and pindot fox marks, mostly around the perimeter. The sheet is somewhat time darkened overall with a very faint mat stain around the extreme perimeter, otherwise fine. Work is in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.